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  • Special purpose vehicle (SPV) model for private finance initiatives for large scale infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka 
    Chandrarathna, BASW; Disaratna, PAPVDS; Anuruddika, SMN; Wimalasena, NN [Conference-Full-text]
    Sri Lankan infrastructure development funding take up a good portion from the country annual budget. To cover up the cost of infrastructure projects, Sri Lanka use foreign funds and loans along with domestic earnings. ...
  • Strategies to improve the productivity of site level building contractors in Sri Lanka 
    Dadallage, S; Abeynayake, M; Pilanawithana, N [Conference-Full-text]
    The construction industry is widely recognised as a laggard in terms of productivity improvement. Site level construction productivity is a major influential factor to reduce the overall productivity in the construction ...
  • A study on the application of economies of scale in the construction industry: the Sri Lankan perspective 
    Ramachandra, T; Geekiyanage, D; Perera, SL [Conference-Full-text]
    The application of economic concepts acts as a catalyst to enhance the productivity and quality in the industries such as automotive, transportation and tourism. Economies of Scale (EOS) is such a concept, which could ...
  • Sustainable facilities management (sfm): a review of practices and barriers 
    Sabrina, NF; Ramachandra, T; Gunatilake, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Practicing sustainability helps Facilities Management (FM) professionals to re-position themselves from traditional FM to strategic support function. However embracing sustainability is a challenging task as FM scopes ...
  • Through-life risk management in mega projects 
    Manewa, A; Muza, T; Siriwardena, M; Ross, A [Conference-Full-text]
    Mega Projects play a significant role in the UK construction industry. They provide infrastructure, business and employment opportunities for the nation. They are complex, and involve considerably high cost, and risk. ...
  • TRIZ-DR Model for dispute resolution in construction industry 
    Gunasekara, PTN; Sandanayake, YG; Ekanayake, EMAC [Conference-Full-text]
    Conflicts and disputes are inevitable in the construction industry. This is due to the complex nature and the involvement of so many parties along the contractual chain, adversarial relationships, uneven risk allocation ...
  • Use of energy retrofits to reduce the energy demand of existing office buildings 
    Karunaratne, TLW; De Silva, N [Conference-Full-text]
    Continuous increase of energy demand is a common issue faced by people around the globe. Meanwhile, buildings have been identified as one of the major contributors for the ever-rising energy demand of the world. Consequently, ...
  • What does developing lean capacity mean? 
    Ranadewa, KATO; Sandanayake, YG; Siriwardena, M [Conference-Full-text]
    There has been an increase in lean implementation in the construction industry during last few decades, but the progress has been hampered by several barriers. This is due to evidence that suggest the misconceptions regarding ...
  • Work stress of facilities managers in the Sri Lankan context 
    Vishnupriya, G; Disaratna, PAPVDS; Wimalasena, NN; Weerasinghe, RPNP; Rathnayake, RMNU [Conference-Full-text]
    Work stress has become a global phenomenon in modern day workplaces. Sri Lankan organisations is no exception and Facilities Managers are increasingly encountering stress issues relating to work day by day. Facilities ...